Ellen Frances Burpee Farr
Ellen Frances Burpee Farr | |
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| Born | Ellen Frances Burpee November 14, 1840 New Hampton, New Hampshire |
| Died | January 5, 1907 (aged 66) Naples, Italy |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting |
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Evarts Worcester Farr
(m. 1861–1880) |
Ellen Frances Burpee Farr (1840-1907) was an American painter. She was one of the early women artists in California where she painted local flora and landscapes.
Biography[edit]
Farr née Burpee was born on November 14, 1840[1][2] in New Hampton, New Hampshire.[3] She studied at the New Hampton Institution and the Thetford Academy in Vermont. She then taught drawing at the New Hampton Institution.[1]
On May 19, 1861, she married Evarts Worcester Farr with whom she had three children.[1] He was a member of the Second Regiment Volunteers in the Union Army, fighting in the Civil War for four years. He went on to become a member of the United States House of Representatives.[1] He died in 1880.
Farr moved to Boston in 1883, moving again to Pasadena, California around 1890.[3] In California her subject matter included Pasadena area missions, pepper trees, and Indian baskets.[4][5][3]
Farr exhibited her work at the California State Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[4] She also worked with California Board of Lady Managers at the Exposition.[1]
Farr was a member of the Boston Art Club, where she also exhibited. She showed her paintings at the California State Fair as well.[5]
Farr died on January 5, 1907, while in Naples, Italy[5]
Her work is in the Washington County Historical Society in Pennsylvania and the Littleton, New Hampshire Public Library.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Ellen Frances (Burpee) Farr". Family Findings. 1 November 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Morseburg, Jeffrey. "California Wildflower Painters". California Plein-Air Impressionism. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Ellen Frances Burpee Farr (1840-1907)". White Mountain Art & Artists. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ a b Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Ellen Frances Burpee Farr". AskArt. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
Further reading[edit]
- Ellen Burpee Farr: Pasadena’s Entrepenurial Artist by Jeffrey Morseburg
External links[edit]
Media related to Ellen Frances Burpee Farr at Wikimedia Commons
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